Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

Webster Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Webster Township took in $2.9 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money25%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money1.1%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Webster Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
25%$710 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$33 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$113 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Sent to other local governments35%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Webster Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$329 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
35%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$859 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$408 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$488 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$488 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Webster Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.